How to Know if Your Message Was Read on Apple Messages

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If a friend of yours has read receipts on, you can tell whether or not they've read your Apple Message by opening the Messages app → Opening a conversation → Scrolling to the last message you've sent → Looking directly beneath the message for the word "Read" followed by a date or time.

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